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This bill makes several changes to the eligibility and services for students with dyslexia and related disorders provided by school districts in Texas. Key provisions include: - Expanding the definition of "student with a disability" to include students with dyslexia or related disorders who need special education services. - Requiring school districts to screen students for dyslexia and related disorders, notify parents of students at risk, and provide multisensory, structured reading instruction as an intervention. - Allowing school districts to hire therapists, practitioners, specialists, or interventionists to provide services to students with dyslexia and related disorders without requiring them to hold a special education certificate. - Providing additional funding to school districts for students receiving dyslexia services and requiring districts to prioritize using this funding to employ and retain personnel trained to work with students with dyslexia and related disorders. - Establishing a joint interim legislative committee to study and make recommendations on screening, testing, instruction, and oversight of programs for students with dyslexia and related disorders.

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